Johnson eyes rail peace plan with 90 day mediation
President Johnson ruled out compulsory arbitration to avert a rail strike but said Congress may be asked to provide mediation machinery later this week. He signaled a 90 day no strike period with a presidential board to mediate and review, aiming for a fair settlement under the railway labor act. He offered no troop increase recommendation for Vietnam and noted no imminent decisions on force levels. He backs a 6 percent surcharge on income taxes and warned against expanding secondary school aid.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Defense
McNamara
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chief of Staffs
Westmoreland and
Sharp
White House
West Germany
Europe
Southeast Asia
Alinsky Attacks Cedar Rapids in Forum Remarks
Chicago organizer Saul Alinsky urged Cedar Rapids to confront alleged civic hypocrisy at a Coe College meeting. He cited a local real estate broker heading the human rights panel and charged segregation and smugness in city governance, based on an informant’s claims. A press conference followed, with details continued on Page 3.
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Saul Alinsky
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Municipal Airport
Coe
Rochester
N.Y
Alinsky
Industrial Areas Foundation
Civil Rights Committee
John Zachar
Commission On Human Rights
Pope plans peace trip to Fatima Portugal in May
Pope Paul VI announced a one day May 13 visit to Fatima Portugal to pray for peace and mark the 50th anniversary of the Fatima visions. He urged movement toward ending the Vietnam war, calling for more than past efforts. This will be his fourth trip outside Italy in his four year reign, with prior journeys to the Holy Land India and New York.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Portugal
Fatima
Lisbon
Vietnam
Pontiff
Italy
Holy Land
India
New York
Police Talk to Companion of Dead Girl
Cedar Rapids detective interviewed Leo Wagenknecht in Sterling Illinois for two hours about the unexplained death of Susan Shore. The interview followed his prior admission that he was present when Shore collapsed at the Holiday Inn in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Wagenknecht
Sterling
Ill
Roy Walker
Police Department
Wagenknecht
Susan J. Shore
Holiday Inn
Today's Chuckle An Expense Account Joke
A lighthearted line notes that an expense account is a glorious flower that is often nipped in the budget, reflecting a playful financial quip about spending and budgeting.
California lawmakers tighten security after Capitol gun surge
In Sacramento lawmakers surveyed security precau tions as about 26 youths between 17 and 25, members of the Black Panther party, were arrested near the California capitol after carrying loaded guns and disrupting a noon session. Spokesman Bobby Seale defended arms rights while others condemned the act as senseless and coercive.
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Capitol
Black Panther Party
California Capitol
Sacramento
Ernest Holloway
California
Assembly
Senate
Watts
Los Angeles
Bill Greene
Jim Rooney
Black Panther
Senate Nears Showdown on Area Schools
Des Moines Iowa senate debates SF616 amendments shaping funding for area vocational technical schools and community colleges. Four amendments rewrite the bill and would determine which path forward, with Lt. Gov. Ful ton insisting sponsors explain each proposal before any is taken up, as one will exclude the others.
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Iowa Senate
Robert Fulton
Senate
Reach Milk Settlement in Chicago
Settlement of a drivers and dairy operators strike that halted milk deliveries in the Chicago area was announced after six hours of talks in Chicago. Mayor Richard Daley summoned union and dairy representatives to the meeting and milk deliveries to homes and stores were resumed.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Dean Milk Co
Chicago Area
Chicago Board of Health
U.S
Marines Battle Hill 881 North as Casualties Rise in Vietnam
UPI reports Marines gained Hill 881 North after fierce exchanges with North Vietnamese forces near Khe Sanh, with Lt. Gen. Walt leading in a foxhole as heavy fighting erupted. A front line dispatch tallies 119 Marines killed and 3846 wounded in a weeklong struggle for control of hills near Laos and the Khe Sanh base.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Lewis Walt
Robert Kaylor
Laos
Khe Sanh
Echo Company
Second Battalion
Third Marines
Walt
South Vietnam
U.S. Ninth Infantry Division
Palm Beach
Mekong Delta
Hue
Westmoreland Asks 160,000 More U.S. Troops for Vietnam
General William Westmoreland urged President Johnson to add 160,000 troops to reach 600,000 in Vietnam. The New York Times cited Saigon sources during his U.S. visit, aiming for a buildup by January 1. Currently about 440,000 Americans were in country, with plans to rise to 470,000 by year end.
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New York
William Westmoreland
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
New York Times
Saigon
U.S. Mander
the Times
South Vietnam
Mekong
R. W. Apple
College Tuition Hike Proposed by Iowa Legislators
Iowa lawmakers discuss a plan to set state university tuition at 30 percent of education costs for residents and 65 percent for non residents. Rep. Maurice Van Nostrand says the revenue would save about 11.9 million for the next biennium, with 6 million to loan funds and the rest to building funds. He notes graduates earn about 200000 more than high school graduates over a lifetime.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Maurice van Nostrand
Ravoca
Iowa Higher Education Facilities Commission
Board of Regents
Rep. van Nostrand
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LBJ
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Ae R
By Roland Krekeler
Uncle Toms
Pope
Cedar Rapids News
James Shannon
FBI
Miss Shore
Bobby Seale
Oakland
Don Mulford
Piedmont
Mulford
Cali
Frank Nye
Gazette
Reach Milk Settlement
By Eugene Risher
Tthe
Morgan Murphy
Teamster
Teamsters
St. Louis
Westmoreland
By Frank Nye
Regents
New Philosophy
Regent
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